A man, identified as Chinego Wasiu, has been
arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly raping a 14-year-old
girl, Favour (pseudonym) in the Boundary, Ajegunle area of the state.
Wasiu, who was nabbed by the Ajegunle Police
Division after the rape, also allegedly led a gang of thugs to Favour’s house
to beat up the father. He was said to have threatened to inflict injuries on
the victim’s family if they made a noise about the rape.
Punch Newspaper gathered that around 9.30pm last
Monday, Favour was sent on an errand to buy noodles and a candle from a shop.
It was learnt that Wasiu had accosted the teenager
and raped her, warning her not to disclose the incident to anyone.
It was gathered that the family, however, reported
the matter at the police station on Tuesday, and the police launched a manhunt
for the suspect.
Wasiu, on Tuesday, allegedly led a gang of hoodlums
to the victim’s father’s house on Alayabiagba Street, and injured him with
broken bottles.
It was gathered that the suspect on Wednesday
appeared again and was said to have threatened to kill the family members if
they followed up the matter with the police.
Favour’s older brother, who gave his name only as
Simeon, said Wasiu covered her sister’s mouth with clothes while he raped her,
adding that the family members had reported at the Juvenile Welfare Department
of the police station.
He said, “My sister had been sent to buy a candle
and noodles in the neighbourhood. It was some minutes before 10pm. She was
accosted by the rapist, and when she raised the alarm, he covered her mouth
with clothes and raped her.
“The annoying part was that the man came to our
house and threatened to deal with us if we made a noise over the incident. He
came with thugs and beat up my father. He was injured; broken bottles were used
on him.
“The suspect threatened to kill me too. I took
pictures of the broken bottles and my father’s bloodstained clothes. We
reported at the Ajegunle division and the case is presently at the Juvenile
Welfare Department of the station.”
A social worker with the Child Protection Network,
Toyin Okhlagogo, who assisted the girl to the Mirabel Centre for treatment,
said, “The girl was raped in the Boundary area while running an errand for her
family. The girl’s family threatened to take the suspect’s family up on the
matter. The suspected rapist allegedly came with partners in crime to beat up
the victim’s father. He was injured. The victim had been taken to the Mirabel
Centre for medical examination.”
Meanwhile, Wasiu had been arrested but some of his
gang members were still on the run.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo
Badmos, confirmed Wasiu’s arrest.
She added that investigation was “still ongoing on
the case of rape.”
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